With respect to the 17' Whitehall Rowing Skiff design, both planked and lapstrake designs are common. Question: Is lapstrake or planked...
I posted a video clip of my rowing exercise today on Lake Livingston. Happy New Year! YUqFENsMg4k
There are not many commercially produced performance rowing skiff designs to choose from. There is the Heritage 12, 15, and 18 series, the Tango...
I would like to add a flagpole to the transom of my Heritage 18 rowing skiff. As built, the boat has two through bolted pad eyes in the transom,...
In evaluating the design of a rowing skiff, I desire the best performance for my rowing effort. (I don't want to be dragging an anchor while...
This thread is in reply to a thread that is about 2 years old. If you want light and easy to go 4+ mph try a kayak stytle paddle in a canoe....
The question is, which is most efficient, rowing or paddling? The criteria are simple: Straight line 5 miles No current No wind No waves...
I have searched unsuccessfully for an analysis (force vectors) of oar blade performance with respect to curved blade vs. flat blade when rowing...
I have rowed my Thames Rowing Skiff for over 2,000 miles. It is recreational exercise. I have never had the opportunity to try a pedal powered...
Benchmark for rowing: I have accumulated some rowing experience with my 17' Thames Rowing Skiff over the past 16 months. I have logged over...
This is a chapter in my quest to Row Across Texas (lake, by lake, by lake......) From my homeport of Lake Livingston, TX, I trailered my 17'...
Over 50 years ago, a railroad ran along what is now the lake bed of Lake Livingston. I found an old map showing the location of the Old Railroad....
It is 3 months after the fact, but here are some pics I took while at the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival last year. It was a great show. I...
Do any of you boat owners participate (or spectate) in Christmas Lights Boat Parades? I first became aware of such parades about 15 years ago...
Last weekend, I was at the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival and saw this 1904 U.S. Navy cutter. [IMG] [IMG] It seems to be in process of...
There are several current designs of the Thames Rowing Skiff design concept. I own one of them, the Selway-Fisher Mandarin 17. My boat was built...
There were more dogs than wood boats at the 16th Pirates Cove Wood Boat Festival in Josephine, Alabama. But there was a good selection of owner...
Here is a link to a video slide show I posted on YouTube of wood boat designs I saw at this year's Pirates Cove Wood Boat Festival. 0QholAycQ74
At the Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show in Franklin, Louisiana, there were several Cajun bateaus powered by one cyclinder engines. Direct drive from...
There was a wide range of wooden boat designs on display on land and in the water at this year's Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show. Here is a video...